The entry into Sabattus Disc Golf is not hard to see . Look for the large Sabattus sign perched on a giant decorative basket . There is a large parking lot here , a good thing because there are also 4 courses total on the premises . The 2 story pro shop houses an enormous amount of discs , accessories and merchandise , also selling snacks and drinks . There is a nice bathroom in here . Pro or con , this is a pay to play . $7 per round on weekdays , or $11 all day and weekends , $8 per round , $12 all day . I didn't mind the cost at all . This place has to be seen to be believed .
The Equipment - Large cement tee pads , some shared by the Falcon course , The signage is great . The signs hand high and are also numbered on the back so you can pick up the navigation easier .They are color coded to help you match where you are supposed to tee from . There are also some Next Tee signs to help you . The baskets are yellow banded Mach 5s that have flags on top to help you see them from the tee or fairway.
The Landscape - Let me begin with this course being as clean a course as I have seen . The grass mowed and branches trimmed and all fairways free of sticks . There are no extreme amounts of elevation here . the course rolls and takes advantage of some natural gully's . There is a creek that comes into play on #s 3 and 7 , and a pond that you will have to throw across on #8 . The course changes throughout , from semi open to woods , back to semi open . You always feel that either the tee pad touches woods , or the basket , or maybe both . The Eagle utilizes more of these areas because it plays much longer than the Falcon Course .
The Highlights - #1 starts you off with a drive 399' that eventually breaks downhill at the end , left to right . with the basket on the hill . #4 is a cool little 211' ( seemed longer ) midrange shot over a creek right to left into some trees guarding the basket . #8 could be considered a signature hole .at 500' . You start be throwing uphill and bending right to left , then descending down to a large pond . Your 2nd ( or 3rd if you don't want to chance a disc ) shot will be over the pond to the basket just above the embankment . Scenic and tough . #13 ( 447 ') starts in the woods and works right to left toward the open where the basket sits . #14 is a open bomber hole . At 588' you only really have to contend with some old farm machinery left on the course for decoration .
Signature Hole - #3 . At 635' , the longest hole on this course . The hole starts off level , then drops down the gully where you tee off from on #2 . After landing in the gully , the basket is straight ahead , with trees and a creek in play in front of it .
The Amenities - 2 putting baskets near the pro shop . A driving net . nice stone cement benches at the holes . trash cans . the pro shop .
The Time - It took me an hour and 10 minutes to play this 6985' course . A group of 4 can get through in at about 2 hours 15 minutes or so .
Disc Risk - low . The course is maintained so well and there is little out of control overgrowth , the only way you might lose your disc other than catching it in a tree is by having it either roll down into or ricochet into the pond at #8 .
I like that you don't have to worry about a tee time here . It is on a first come- first serve basis . The courses are popular , so you might have some waits at tee boxes during the weekends .

#1 Equipment - Even though everything is first class here , I wasn't sold on the idea of sharing tee pads with the Falcon Course . It happens about a half a dozen times , but it can cause backups at the tee pads or the fairways ( let faster groups pass ) .
#2 Pay To Play - I could see this as a possible con if you had a family of varying skills and were paying to put them on the course regularly , or if you were a local and in a pinch financially . I thought it was fair , but just worth mentioning .
Bring some bug spray . Where there are creeks , bugs , too .

This course has it all . Navigation is easy , the equipment and course are kept first class . While it is not a bucket list course by itself , this is a destination place . 3 solid courses and even a family course on its grounds . The owner has put well over a million dollars into the venture and looks to be constantly putting costs of playing here back into the courses . They even have a pro giving private or dual lessons at the course . The 2 story pro shop is the nicest one that I have seen , The person running the store is friendly and helpful . This is a beautiful scenic piece of Maine property .
Sabattus is living proof that if you have an enviable product , that you can maintain a profitable business by giving the disc golfer everything that they might want in a single stop .
My Recommendation - Eagle is so clean , and has challenging but fair holes , and its length , 5 holes > than 500' can draw the intermediates to pro and make them work for their threes ( not the generous pars the course gives you ) . The local , will find this course pretty tough , and will empty out his bag with the variety of shots here . The newbie or the intro might want to start off with playing the Falcon until graduating to Eagle . Travelers will like it , especially if they can stay the day here in Sabattus ( city ) , and buy a disc or merchandise after playing a round ( or 2 ) . The Course Collector will salivate .Sitting between 2 interstates , I -95 & I-295 , you can grab all 4 courses and be back on the road in less than half a day .
Take you time when coming here and soak the atmosphere and the picturesque landscape here . It's a desination you might not want to miss .

Both courses here are really well designed, with a perfect mix of open, rip-it shots, tight woods shots, lots of elevation related ones - like "basket on the edge of freakin' sandpit" elevation. Really cool stream and water incorporation. You could lose a disc, as the course is not the easiest you will ever play but the river's so clean, you might actually jump in to get it.

Only con would be that word has spread of how well they take care of this place and it can get really packed in the summer. You will see some big groups out there, but most are pretty good about eeeeeeventually letting you pass.

I have it in my head that the owner, creator, or both has a background in landscaping, and if that's true it would sure make sense. Along with beautiful course design, this place is almost comical in how well they maintain the place. Fresh wood chips EVERYwhere, huge fairways are always mowed, it's nuts. They must have a 30-person team that goes out in the middle of the night to keep this place as good as it is. Kinda kidding on the last one, but seriously, it's kept up!

On same site with another 18=hole course, 9=starter course, and well-stocked clubhouse.

Signs showed multiple pin positions per hole, but no indication of current location of the basket.

Much tougher, somewhat rougher, and longer than the co-located Hawk, each hole on the Eagle presents multiple challenges needing to be conquered in order to score well. Practically every hole will have some type of elevation change: up, down, up-n-over, across valley, cross-slope - something. Fairways vary in width - from tight on the few short holes to wide-open #14. While many of the fairways through the trees appear quite generous, they also tend to be quite long, requiring either a dead-straight throw or an elongated-S - drift too far to the side, and a tree will set your disc down early. Turns vary from extremely sharp to quite subtle,, typically occurring at the midpoint of the hole, or continuous/sweeping, again, of various degree. Many of the basket positions are challenging, either partially guarded by trees, or with the gently-flowing stream lurking nearby, or steep drop-offs - the 40' drop inches away from basket-11 was a bit extreme. With 1/3rd of the holes over 500', and being much more difficult than simple wide-open bombs, there are several legitimate >par=3 holes to play.

Excellent course in-and-of-itself, moreso with the Hawk, beginner-friendly Owl, and the on-site pro shop. The greater Augusta-area has a number of quality courses - think Maine for your next roadtrip!